The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by Bell Hooks

Author:Bell Hooks [Hooks, Bell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Politics & Social Sciences, Anthropology, Cultural, Politics & Government, Political Science, History & Theory, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Men, Women's Studies
ISBN: 0743456076
Amazon: B00BORC1R8
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 2004-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

Compulsive sexuality, like any addiction, is hard for men to change because it takes the place of the healing that is needed if men are to love their bodies and let that love lead them into greater community with other human bodies, with the bodies of women and children.

Bearman reminds men that “no matter how much sex you encounter, it will not be enough to fill your enormous need to love and be close and express your passion and delight in your senses and feel life forces coursing through your muscles and skin.” If masses of men could recover this fundamental passion for their own bodies, that shift away from patriarchal sex might lead us toward a true sexual revolution. To recover the power and passion of male sexuality unsullied by patriarchal assault, males of all ages must be allowed to speak openly of their sexual longing. They must be able to be sexual beings in a space where patriarchal thinking can no longer make violation the only means of attaining sexual pleasure. This is a tough job. And until males learn how to do it, they will not be satisfied.

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